News Flash - ThinQ - Brief Article

Training & Development, July, 2000 by Haidee E. Allerton

ThinQ, formerly TrainingNet, a network of more than l,200 U.S.-based training providers headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, has acquired The Graduate Group, owner of one of the United Kingdom's leading business-to-business training resources, The National Training Index. That puts ThinQ into the global market.

Corporate customers of The National Training Index include British Airways, Ernst and Young, and America Online UK. NTI's clients also include some 2,000 training providers.

ThinQ has also partnered with Hotjobs to provide its subscribers with ThinQ services when they sign on.

ThinQ's other new alliances include Mind-Leaders, SkillSoft, PBS The Business and Technology Network, and National Technology University. ThinQ says that makes it the largest online marketplace for Web-based training and professional development courses.

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